The dollar eased slightly after hitting a two-decade peak the prior week. The offshore yuan fell toward a September 2020 low of 6.8380 after weak April retail and factory data from China, which were hit by COVID lockdowns.
A strong dollar and a weak yuan together raise the cost of dollar-priced commodities for importers outside the US and weaken China's import appetite. Dollar strength tends to pressure US grain and oilseed export prices.
在过去 2,356 次看涨的宏观事件之后,美元(广义) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.2%(60% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -0.3% 至 +0.7%),20 个交易日内为 +0.4%。
在过去 398 次看涨的宏观事件之后,人民币(每 USD 的 CNY) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.0%(56% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -0.3% 至 +0.5%),20 个交易日内为 +0.0%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
Weak April retail and factory data on May 16 pushed the offshore yuan toward 6.838 per dollar, which is a depreciation in the window; note CNY per USD moved up in reality, and the dataset's sign may be inverted, but this is the nearest in-window driver.